A new version of 800-53 (revision 3) is in Initial Public Draft (IPD) and available for comments on the NIST web site. [note – IPD means the document is in “draft” mode while NIST collects comments from the public and incorporates them into changes/corrections before releasing the document in a final form, usually many months […]

The new revision of NIST SP 800-53 (rev3) is now in FINAL Public Draft (FPD) and should be published in final form soon. When NIST moves a draft document from IPD status to FPD status, the changes are often few as the document is nearly ready for final publishing. In this case, however, the changes […]

NIST has released the final copy of SP 800-53 rev3 “Recommended Security Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations”. This document is the encyclopedia of security controls for federal agencies and this is the third revision since it was originally released in 2005. The impact level baseline information bar that was removed in the Final […]

This matrix is a map that correlates attackers methodology with NIST 800-53 security controls: ATTACK METHODOLOGY/CONTROL Recon General/Google RA-3 RISK ASSESSMENT – you can only reduce exposure and can never “stop” general reconnaissance, but you damn well better know what you’re defending before the attacker starts to find out Network scanning CM-7 LEAST FUNCTIONALITY – […]

FOOTBALL In football (and other sports) the gameplan is an important part of success. How well the gameplan is implemented on the field will determine the final score, but with a flawed gameplan, performance may become irrelevant. Football organizations may use groups of scouts and coaches and spend weeks performing an analysis of their upcoming […]

NIST is working on a DRAFT revision to 800-53 controls that is known as rev4. The new controls include materials related to insider threats. PM-12 (0) INSIDER THREAT PROGRAM – this is the master control requiring an insider threat program, including a team that is focused on insider threat incident handling. The team needs to […]